Statistics

Economy & Business

ECONOMY - GDP

Spanish GDP grew 1.5% in the second quarter of 2022

The Nomad Today 9/27/22

In year-on-year terms, the economy recorded a GDP growth of 6.8%, five tenths higher than previously estimated

Economy & Business

STATISTICS

Spain GDP growth higher than estimated in the third quarter

The Nomad Today 12/23/21

The central government highlighted in a statement that these data "show a solid growth pattern, with positive contributions from domestic and foreign demand"

Work

WORK

Spain unemployment rate declines

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/28/21

The unemployment rate fell to 14.57% in the third quarter from 15.26% in the second quarter

Finland

CRIME

33,800 foreign citizens suspected of crimes in Finland in 2020

The Nomad Today 5/14/21

The largest national groups of suspects were Estonians, Iraqis, Russians, Swedes, Romanians and Somalis.

World

CARBON EMISSIONS

EU energy emissions down 10% in pandemic year, estimate shows

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/8/21

Most EU states began shuttering shops, restaurants and schools from March.

Finland

OFFICIAL STATISTICS

Finland reduced granting of first residence permits by 18.3% in 2020

The Nomad Today 1/20/21

Last year, Iraqi citizens submitted the highest number of applications for Finnish citizenship, surpassing Russians.

Finland

POPULATION

Number of immigrants arriving in Finland triples that of emigrants

The Nomad Today 12/26/20

The number of births was 7,410 lower than that of deaths.

Finland

CAUSES OF DEATH

746 people committed suicide in Finland last year

The Nomad Today 12/15/20

The average age of persons who committed suicide was 47 years for both women and men.

Finland

POPULATION

Coronavirus reduced migration to and from Finland

The Nomad Today 10/23/20

 The number of births was 5,579 lower than that of deaths in January-September.

Coronavirus

WARNING

WHO: Latest Covid-19 figures in Europe exceed March peak

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/17/20

The UN health agency counted more than 300,000 new Covid-19 patients last week in its European statistics.

Finland

GOVERNMENT FIGURES

Finland has 118,500 unemployed jobseekers more than a year ago

The Nomad Today 8/25/20

At the end of July, the number of people laid off was 100,000 in the whole country; a year-on-year increase of 83,900.

Finland

LIFESTYLE

Number of adoptions decreased

The Nomad Today 8/20/20

South Africa and Thailand have been the most common countries of adoption in previous years as well.

Finland

Abortions increased in Finland after years of decline

The Nomad Today 6/26/20

More than 3,000 interruptions (35%) were made on women under the age of 25.

Finland

Finland recorded more births and fewer deaths during the pandemic

The Nomad Today 5/26/20

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of deaths dropped by 238 compared to the previous year, to 18,529.

Finland

Finnish salaries sum grew by 2.6% year-on-year

The Nomad Today 4/15/20

The growth was was fastest in private health and social work (8.4%) and in the construction industry (4.4%).

Finland

Primary production decreased by 6% from the year before

The Nomad Today 3/13/20

Adjusted for working days, overall industrial output went up by 1.7% in January 2020 from one year back.

Finland

Finances of Finnish municipalities continued to weaken in 2019

The Nomad Today 2/5/20

The combined operating margin of municipalities weakened by 1.2 billion euros in 2019 compared with the previous year. However, as a result of growth in central government transfers to local…

Finland

Finnish suicide profile: male, 25-34 years old from Kuopio or Oulu

The Nomad Today 2/4/20

The 30-year decline in the number of suicides was recently interrupted, according to the Finnish Health authority (THL). Between 2016 and 2018 there were 2,400 cases across the country. Hanging was…

Finland

Finland doubles EU's average share of renewable energy

The Nomad Today 1/29/20

The country already reached in 2019 a share above its national 2020 target. Neighbouring Sweden is by far the country which achieved the best results in this area.

Finland

Finland tops world for electoral process and pluralism in The Economist Democracy Index

The Nomad Today 1/24/20

Norway (9.87), Iceland (9.58), Sweden (9.39) and New Zealand (9.26) above Finland. The USA is now considered a 'flawed democracy' along with Colombia, Hong Kong, Mexico and Thailand.